Appeals court set to hear arguments over Trump’s tax returns

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lawyers are ready to urge a federal appeals court to reverse a lower-court’s conclusion that his tax returns can be turned over to state prosecutors. The lawyers will appear before the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on Wednesday morning to urge a three-judge panel to... Read More

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Donald Trump

October 9, 2019

Lawsuits around US seek to block Trump’s public charge rule

NEW YORK (AP) — The scene is playing out in courtrooms from coast to coast — federal judges being asked to block a new Trump administration policy scheduled to take effect next week that would deny legal permanent residency to many immigrants over the use of public benefits. Almost a dozen lawsuits have been filed... Read More

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October 4, 2019

Atlantic City mayor pleads guilty to stealing, resigns

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s mayor pleaded guilty to stealing $87,000 from a youth basketball team and resigned from office Thursday, becoming the latest in a line of corrupt city officials so long that it spawned a hit HBO TV series. Frank Gilliam Jr. appeared in federal court in Camden, where it emerged... Read More

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Frank Gilliam Jr.

October 1, 2019

Collins resigns from Congress ahead of expected guilty plea

NEW YORK (AP) — Rep. Chris Collins, a Republican from western New York, submitted his resignation from Congress on Monday ahead of an expected guilty plea in an insider trading case in which he was accused of leaking confidential information during an urgent phone call made from a White House picnic. Collins’ resignation will take... Read More

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Chris Collins

September 17, 2019

Courser sentenced to 12 months of probation, can avoid jail

LAPEER, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan lawmaker has been sentenced to 12 months of probation stemming from charges that were filed over a plot to hide his extramarital affair with another legislator. Todd Courser was sentenced Monday in Lapeer. He must pay $1,125 in fines, court costs and fees. The 47-year-old Courser can avoid... Read More

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Todd Courser

September 5, 2019

Charges against ex-Rep. Aaron Schock officially dismissed

CHICAGO (AP) — Corruption charges against former Rep. Aaron Schock have been officially dismissed six months after prosecutors’ surprise announcement they’d struck a deferred prosecution deal with the defense. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly ordered the formal dismissal of charges against Schock on Wednesday. The Illinois Republican resigned from Congress in 2015 amid scrutiny of... Read More

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Aaron Schock

August 29, 2019

West Virginia state senator charged with prostitution

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia state Sen. Mike Maroney has been charged with soliciting a prostitute. The Republican lawmaker turned himself in and was arraigned Wednesday morning, a Marshall County court clerk said. He has pleaded not guilty and paid a $4,500 bond. Maroney exchanged text messages to discuss prices and set up meetings... Read More

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Mike Maroney

August 27, 2019

Judge weighs defamation claim against Roy Moore

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawyers squared off in state court Monday on whether Roy Moore made defamatory statements during the 2017 U.S. Senate race against a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct. Judge John E. Rochester held a hearing on Moore’s request for summary judgment in the defamation lawsuit against him. Leigh Corfman said... Read More

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Roy Moore

August 22, 2019

Court: Electoral College members not bound by popular vote

DENVER (AP) — A U.S. appeals court in Denver said Electoral College members can vote for the presidential candidate of their choice and aren’t bound by the popular vote in their states. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Colorado secretary of state violated the Constitution in 2016 when he removed... Read More

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August 22, 2019

Must West Virginia governor live in capital? Suit continues

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Can a governor be forced to live in the state capital? A lawsuit seeking to do just that with West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was back in court Wednesday. The Republican billionaire has drawn frequent criticism from members of both major parties for being absent from the Charleston statehouse as his... Read More

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Jim Justice

August 21, 2019

Hearing set for case to force WV governor to live in capital

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Can the governor of West Virginia be forced to live in the state capital? A persistent lawsuit seeking to do just that is back in court Wednesday. Republican Gov. Jim Justice has been frequently criticized by members of both major parties for not spending time at the Charleston statehouse. But perhaps... Read More

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Jim Justice

August 20, 2019

Democrats spending millions to try to take back statehouses

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats still shaken by the 2010 tea party wave that netted Republicans six governors’ offices, flipped 21 statehouse chambers and drove nearly 700 Democratic state legislators from office are mounting a comeback, pouring millions of dollars into state level races. In a longtime Republican district covering a wealthy enclave of Dallas,... Read More

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August 19, 2019

Judge blasts Georgia officials’ handling of election system

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia election officials have for years ignored, downplayed and failed to address serious problems with the state’s election management system and voting machines, a federal judge said in a scathing order this week. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg said those problems place a burden on citizens’ rights to cast a vote and... Read More

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July 31, 2019

Judge rejects Democrats case against Trump 2016 campaign

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats’ claims that President Donald Trump’s campaign conspired with Russia were tossed out Tuesday by a judge who noted there were no allegations that anyone from the campaign stole documents from the Democratic National Committee. The lawsuit brought by the committee alleged that Trump’s campaign conspired with Russia, WikiLeaks, Trump’s son-in-law... Read More

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Donald Trump

Appeals court set to hear arguments over Trump’s tax returns

Lawsuits around US seek to block Trump’s public charge rule

Atlantic City mayor pleads guilty to stealing, resigns

Collins resigns from Congress ahead of expected guilty plea

Courser sentenced to 12 months of probation, can avoid jail

Charges against ex-Rep. Aaron Schock officially dismissed

West Virginia state senator charged with prostitution

Judge weighs defamation claim against Roy Moore

Court: Electoral College members not bound by popular vote

Must West Virginia governor live in capital? Suit continues

Hearing set for case to force WV governor to live in capital

Democrats spending millions to try to take back statehouses

Judge blasts Georgia officials’ handling of election system

Judge rejects Democrats case against Trump 2016 campaign

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